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2012 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 8

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2012 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 8</p>

Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.

Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati and Houston all are on bye.

2012 NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends

Rk

Player

Team

OPPONENT

Notes

1

Rob Gronkowski

NE

vs. STL (London)

Hauled in two TDs vs. Jets last week.

2

Tony Gonzalez

ATL

at PHI

Still leads all TEs in receptions with 43.

3

Jimmy Graham

NO

at DEN

Surprise scratch last week, back this week?

4

Aaron Hernandez

NE

vs. STL (London)

5

Antonio Gates

SD

at CLE

Caught 2 TD passes in last game (Week 6).

6

Vernon Davis

SF

at ARI (Mon.)

First game with no catches since 2008.

7

Jason Witten

DAL

vs. NYG

Had 3 rec. for 10 yds. in Week 1 vs. Giants.

8

Heath Miller

PIT

vs. WAS

No. 4 in fantasy scoring among TEs.

9

Martellus Bennett

NYG

at DAL

Put up 6-40-1 vs. Cowboys in Week 1.

10

Kyle Rudolph

MIN

vs. TB (Thurs.)

Four targets, 0 receptions last week.

11

Brent Celek

PHI

vs. ATL

12

Dustin Keller

NYJ

vs. MIA

Had best game (7-93-1) last week.

13

Greg Olsen

CAR

at CHI

14

Brandon Pettigrew

DET

vs. SEA

15

Jared Cook

TEN

vs. IND

Colts allowing fewest fantasy pts. to TEs.

16

Brandon Myers

OAK

at KC

Led Raiders in receptions with 7 last week.

17

Jacob Tamme

DEN

vs. NO

18

Jermichael Finley

GB

vs. JAC

Shoulder continues to hamper production.

19

Coby Fleener

IND

at TEN

Titans allowing most fantasy pts. to TEs.

20

Joel Dreessen

DEN

vs. NO

21

Dwayne Allen

IND

at TEN

22

Anthony Fasano

MIA

at NYJ

23

Marcedes Lewis

JAC

at GB

24

Dallas Clark

TB

at MIN (Thurs.)

Put up 5-51-1 last week vs. Saints.

25

Logan Paulsen

WAS

at PIT

Takes Fred Davis' (Achilles - IR) starting spot.

26

Lance Kendricks

STL

vs. NE (London)

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORINGAll touchdowns are 6 points1 point for 25 yards passing1 point for 10 yards rushing/receivingReceptions are .5 pointsInterceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

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